A desert day trip turned sour when the Xterra died just east of Ballarat, in Panamint Valley. That story is here. There were some… [Read More]
March 31, 2016 Spring Wildflowers on the Carrizo Plain
My friends Tom and Rook hopped into the Xterra and we were off on a day trip to check out the wildflower display in… [Read More]
March 31, 2016 Carrizo Dust Devils
Rook and Tom and I were minding our own business, wandering around the Carrizo Plain and looking for wildflowers to photograph, when we came… [Read More]
March 28, 2016 Whitewater Wind and Dust Storm
I had planned on leaving mom’s place in Palm Desert for home on the day prior, but a storm system coming into California… [Read More]
March 21, 2016 Owens Valley Lenticular Clouds
A large trough of low pressure was approaching California from the west on Monday, March 21. The strong flow at mid-levels from the west-southwest… [Read More]
March 21, 2016 Trona Lenticular Clouds
This is Part 2 of my lenticular cloud chase this day. Part One is here. From the Lone Pine area in Owens Valley,… [Read More]
February 18, 2016 Western Nevada Storm Chase
On the previous evening, February 17th, the skies were getting dark and the camera was in the bag for the night. I was sitting… [Read More]
February 18, 2016 Death Valley Flower Bonanza
Following my little morning supercell chase from Beatty to Lida Junction, I made my way into Death Valley to check out the “superbloom.” The… [Read More]
February 17, 2016 Highway 190 Desert Dust Storm and Lenticulars
Another winter storm system was headed to California, so instead of seeing what it might do from home, I elected to head to the… [Read More]
February 17, 2016 Death Valley Dunes and Dust
In the companion entry for this date is a wide array of dust and wave-cloud photography from the Owens Valley and Panamint Valley. The… [Read More]
January 30, 2016 Red Mountain Lenticulars
A strong storm system was approaching Southern California this weekend, with a wet and windy front expected on Sunday, January 31st. On the day… [Read More]
January 15, 2016 Salton Sea Seabird Scenery
I had a Friday off to goof around near the Salton Sea. I had explored the west side of the “sea” about a year… [Read More]
January 12, 2016 Chuchupate Nights
On this Tuesday evening I joined a couple of buddies for a one-hour ride up north to shoot the night sky. We set up… [Read More]
January 8, 2016 El Matador Beach Sunset
On this Friday I had just completed a few errands when I arrived home around 4:15 p.m. I didn’t have anything planned except for a… [Read More]
January 4, 2016 San Nicolas Island CB
A weak front came through SoCal this morning, and a weak surface low lingered offshore during the afternoon. San Nicolas Island was near the… [Read More]
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